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2002 (Fr.)—Redshirted; did not see any game action but practiced
all fall in the secondary. He was the Scout Team Defense Award
winner for the Texas Tech game.
HIGH SCHOOL—As a senior, he earned PrepStar All-America
honors, as the magazine ranked him as the No. 8 “athlete” in its West
region. Prep Football Report and SuperPrep both named him to their
All-Far West teams, while Rivals.com ranked him as the No. 54 cornerback
in the nation. He earned first-team all-state, all-metro,
all-city and all-Oakland Athletic League honors, and was named an
A&G All-Star, listed as one of the Bay Area’s Top 15 recruits and made
the East Bay’s “Cream of the Crop” Top 20. He earned second-team
all-city and all-league honors and was honorable mention all-A&G as
a junior. As a senior, he made 138 tackles (97 solo), with 31 for losses
including five quarterback sacks. He added a whopping 49 passes
broken up to go with six interceptions, seven hurries, six forced fumbles
and six recoveries. He was in on 83 tackles as a junior (20 TFL’s,
two sacks), with 27 pass deflections, six hurries, two forced fumbles
and a recovery. He also rushed for 500 yards and four touchdowns,
while completing 24-of-50 passes for 400 yards and three more
scores. He caught two two-point conversions both as a junior and
senior, and he also punted on occasion as well. He played junior varsity
as a sophomore. Top games as a senior included 13 tackles (five
for losses totaling 30 yards), a forced fumble and a pass deflection in
a 45-28 win over Skyline (he also caught two two-point conversion
passes), and 10 tackles, three PBU’s and a fumble recovery in a 64-14
win over Piedmont. McClymonds was 11-1 his senior year, winning
the Oakland Athletic League title and the Silver Bowl, and was 7-4 his
junior season under coach Alonzo Carter. He also lettered four times
in basketball (15 points, six rebounds and five assists per game as a
senior), four times in track (sprints and relays), twice in cross country
and will play baseball the first time as a senior. He posted bests
of 22.0 in the 200-meter run, 49.3 in the 400 and 2:03 in the 800 in
track.
ACADEMICS—He is majoring in communication at Colorado. A
steady 3.0-plus student in high school, he was consistently on
McClymonds’ honor roll.
PERSONAL—He was born May 28, 1983 in Oakland, Calif. Hobbies
include reading, listening to music, watching sports and shopping;
he was also active in his area’s Boys & Girls Club as well as in peer
tutoring.
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CHRIS HOLLIS, ILB
6-1, 230, Jr., 2L
Denver, Colo. (Aurora Hinkley)
AT COLORADO: This Season (Jr.)—Enters the fall listed second at
the “mike” linebacker position. He had foot surgery the last week of
spring practice and missed the spring game; he was starting to job
at the end of June and was expected to be 100 percent by the start
of fall camp.
2003 (Soph.)—He saw action in 10 games, including two starts (to
open the year against Colorado State and UCLA), missing the Baylor
and Kansas games due to an ankle sprain. Toward the end of the
season he also played some defensive end, as he finished up the year
with 23 tackles (19 solo), with three for losses to go with two quarterback
pressures in 222 snaps from scrimmage. He had a
season/career-high six tackles (four solo) at Kansas State after
returning from his ankle injury, along with racking up five tackles
against UCLA and four against Colorado State.
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2002 (Fr.)—He saw action in five games over the first half of the
season, getting on defense in four games (24 plays in all, no tackles).
He had three special team points on the strength of two tackles and
a knockdown block. He was the Scout Team Defense Award winner
for the Missouri game. He was hospitalized with a life-threatening
virus prior to the Buffs’ departure for the Alamo Bowl, and did not
suit up for the game.
HIGH SCHOOL—As a senior, he earned SuperPrep All-America
honors (both pre- and postseason), as the magazine ranked him as
the No. 25 linebacker in the nation. He also earned Prep Football
Report and PrepStar All-Midlands accolades, with Rivals.com ranking
him as the No. 16 inside linebacker in the country. Closer to home,
he earned first-team All-Colorado honors (Denver Post, Rocky
Mountain News), all-state (both papers) and all-Prairie League
honors, with the Post naming him to its 12-player Blue Chip List. As
a junior, he was first-team all-state, all-league (the defensive playerof-the-year),
and also earned first-team All-Colorado honors from
both newspapers. He was a first-team all-Continental League performer
as a sophomore, when he also was a second-team all-state
selection. As a senior, he made 179 tackles (100 solo, 79 assists), with
15 for losses and five quarterback sacks; he also had 10 hurries, nine
passes broken up, four fumble recoveries, three forced fumbles and
an interception and had five games with 20 or more tackles. On
offense, he rushed for 220 yards and eight touchdowns and caught
15 passes for 115 yards and another score. As a junior, he was in on
184 tackles (nine TFL’s, four sacks), with 10 hurries, nine PBU’s, six
interceptions, five recoveries and two forced fumbles (he rushed for
120 yards and four TD’s on offense). He had 147 tackles as a junior,
with four for losses including two sacks, nine hurries and an interception.
Top games included a win over Lakewood as a junior, when
he had a career-high 29 tackles, four for losses, with a forced fumble
and a recovery. In a 50-12 win over Lakewood as a senior, he came
back with 20 tackles, two for losses, with a fumble force and an interception.
Hinkley was 4-6 his senior year, 9-1 his junior season (Prairie
League champions) and 6-4 his sophomore year under coach John
Pounder. He also lettered three times in basketball (forward) and
twice in track (sprints, with bests of 11.1 in the 100 and 23.0 in the
200).
ACADEMICS—He is majoring in economics at Colorado. He was an
honor roll student in high school.
PERSONAL—He was born July 12, 1984 in Aurora, Colo. His hobbies
include lifting weights and cooking, and he is very active with his
church, playing the drums in an ensemble and mentoring for a
youth group.
Season G Plays
TACKLES
UT AT-TOT TFL Sacks 3DS Hurr FR FF PBU Int
2002 4 24 0 0— 0 0- 0 0- 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2003 10 222 19 4— 23 3- 4 0- 0 0 2 0 0 0 0
Totals 14 246 19 4— 23 3- 4 0- 0 0 2 0 0 0 0
ADDITIONAL STATISTICS—Special Team Tackles: 1,1—2 (2002).